Skin Deep is a film by Canadian filmmaker Midi Onodera.
| Skin Deep | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Midi Onodera |
| Produced by | Midi Onodera Mehernaz Lentin |
| Written by | Midi Onodera Barbara O’Kelly |
| Starring | Natsuko Ohama Melanie Nicholls-King Keram Malicki-Sánchez |
| Music by | Kathryn Moses |
| Cinematography | Robert MacDonald |
| Editing by | Sarah Peddie |
| Studio | Studio D |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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Skin Deep tells the story of an award winning director, Alex Koyama (Natsuko Ohama), who is in the process of making a film about the tattoo industry, and the love and obsession that can arise in the "skin art" culture. Conflict develops between Koyama and her lesbian lover / assistant, Montana (Melanie Nicholls-King) when Koyama hires a new production assistant, Chris (Keram Malicki-Sánchez), who is transgender and quickly becomes obsessed with Koyama.[1][2]
Skin Deep explores themes of love, obsession, and identity (both gender identity and sexual orientation identity), using the tattoo as a metaphor for identity change and identity hiding.
Skin Deep was written, directed, and co-produced by Onodera. It was produced in cooperation with the National Film Board of Canada, with funding from
Skin Deep was awarded the Best Feature Film: Audience Award at the 1995 Hamburg International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.